Economics

That's me, walking a mile to the office in a charcoal gray topcoat in 5-degree Michigan weather, hat on my head, iPod headphones in my ears, my brows furrowed. More likely than not, I'm listening to a podcast about economics. Peter Schiff [http://www.takimag.com/

The average American is saving absolutely nothing these days [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy]. In fact, the average American spent more than he earned last year. Why? Nobody is sure, but economists say it could be a problem: > Whatever the

I'm nearly speechless [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248196,00.html]: > A 12-year-old German boy who insisted he was a girl trapped in a boy's body convinced his parents that something had to be done, so they agreed to allow him to receive

> A lavish wedding where newly-weds were sprinkled with shredded euro-note confetti has provoked outrage in a French town, a newspaper reported on Tuesday [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060801/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_france_confetti;_ylt=As_F0CbHd5fV2cyfmhd7aNys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-] . As more and more people in the

> Some California drivers are resorting to desperate measures to beat the surge in gas prices at the pump -- deliberately running dry on the state's freeways and simply waiting for rescue [http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html]. When they run

I question the flood of boycotts, but the Ford one seems to be picking up steam. This site [http://www.boycottford.com/] has an impressive assortment of evidence against Ford and a fairly-long list of boycotters.

Evidence of the Internal Revenue Code's absurdity keeps piling up: > When it comes to their tax returns, many members of Congress who specialize in writing tax laws turn to professional preparers rather than completing the paperwork themselves. > "It's onerous, and everybody knows it,

I thought I had read every children's story on the planet, but I missed this one: > One of my favorite books when I was a child was Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day. It is a collection of short stories about everyday life

Those 1950's diners were often simple mobile units tied to a parcel of land. You want to buy one? Go here [http://www.americandinermuseum.org/dinersforsale/dinersforsale.php]. Bring me Mel's Drive-In [http://www.mistersf.com/cinema/index.html?cingraffiti02.htm]! Of course, Mel's